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Parachute-Deployment Flight Termination System on X-48C

Parachute-Deployment Flight Termination System on X-48C
The X-48C Hybrid Wing Body aircraft flew over Rogers Dry Lake on Feb. 28, 2013, from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA.

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The X-48C Hybrid Wing Body aircraft flew over Rogers Dry Lake on Feb. 28, 2013, from NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA. The long boom protruding from between the tails was part of the aircraft’s parachute-deployment flight termination system.February 28, 2013
NASA Photo / Carla Thomas
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